WATCH: Young Fan’s Adorable Imitation of Daniil Medvedev’s FIFA Celebration at US Open 2021

When Daniil Medvedev entered the Arthur Ashe stadium to play his second US Open final against World No.1 Novak Djokovic, it was obvious that the crowd were rooting for the latter to win the title and script history right in front of them. But, the Russian didn’t flinch, never got overwhelmed by Djokovic’s game and went on to win his first-ever major title in New York.

Daniil Medvedev notched up a memorable victory against Novak Djokovic at the US Open final

Even though the result was disappointing for the Arthur Ashe crowd, it’s safe to say that Medvedev was one of the few top players who was deserving of a slam, considering his performances on hard-courts over the past few years.

Towards the end of the final where Djokovic was displaying emotions after seeing the overwhelming support from the crowd, the Russian had to work a bit more to close out the match. Eventually, when he won, Medvedev did a unique celebration which wasn’t clear too many people initially.

Later, the Russian explained that it was called ‘dead fish’ celebration used by fans while playing FIFA on PlayStation. The celebration was clearly unique as it not only revealed Medvedev’s love for FIFA and his diversifying personality on-court.

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Even at the US Open 2019, the World No.2 player had different issues with the crowd as there were instances where fans lent their support to Medvedev’s opponent. In response, the Russian said that the lack of support only worked in his favor as it pushed him beyond the limits to destroy the crowd favorite.

Medvedev’s post-match celebration was copied by a little fan

Medvedev, who ended up losing to Rafael Nadal in the final, finally got a warm embrace from the crowd during his post-match speech. At New York this year, the attention was all on Djokovic as there was little support for the Russian.

After Medvedev’s unique celebration, there was a little fan who appeared to be in awe of his celebration and was copying it during playtime. When asked about what it meant, the kid adorably said, “A Medevedev”. 

Medvedev was clearly impressed with the kid as he tweeted, “This is amazing…..”a Medvedev””.

Surely, with his game and with his unique celebratory move, the Russian is gaining the love of fans across ages as he aims for the year end World No.1 spot. Even though it is a herculean task to accomplish, Medvedev will benefit from Djokovic’s absence at the upcoming Indian Wells event.

Even without Djokovic, the Russian will face stiff competition from peers like Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, and Andrey Rublev as they look to gain as many points as possible before the year-end championships at Turin.

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